That action reversed a demand last week by Chief Administrative Officer Suzanne McCauley that the accident victim sign a waiver releasing both the town and police officer from any personal injury liability claims.

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Cicerale "told the council two weeks ago she was not interested in seeking legal damages for bodily harm, but that changed and required the council committee to approve it, which they did," said Town Attorney Richard Buturla.

Cicerale, however, said Tuesday that "after what the town put me through for months, including holding my car hostage, I am planning to meet with my attorney (Jack Cohane of Fairfield) to consider taking legal action." Cicerale, a former nurse, said she has been experiencing pain in her left ankle and her doctor said it may have been caused by the June 6 crash at Stratford and Beardsley avenues.

"I will also contact Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to ask that he launch an investigation into how an officer with a known seizure disorder was hired by the mayor in the first place," Cicerale said. "As as taxpayer I am angry the officer is still being paid and could collect a disability pension when he was hired under very questionable circumstances.

"When this whole process started I was very naive," she said. "I thought because the accident was the officer's fault that the town would just pay for the damages to my car and that would be the end of it. But it was just the beginning."

Justin LoSchiavo, the son of recently retired Deputy Police Chief Joseph LoSchiavo and Human Resources Assistant Linda LoSchiavo, was hired by Mayor James R. Miron three years ago despite warnings by doctors and police officials, who cited the applicant's history of seizure disorders.

Police Chief John Buturla said LoSchiavo, 31, who has had his weapon seized and has been on injury leave more than two months, is on sick leave while the department conducts an internal investigation into the circumstances surrounding his medical condition and the crash.